[Ferro-Alloys.com] As steel industry development in China, demands on raw material purchase for steel mills are increasingly severe. Taken silicon manganese for instance,

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese W concentrates was offered at RMB90,000-91,000/mt (USD14,754-14,918/mt, export duty excluded).

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeW was offered at RMB168,000-169,000/mt (USD27,540-27,704/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Inner Mongolia is the largest area of China where over 60% of its ferrochrome is produced. Almost all the ferrochrome plants terminated their production in October 28, 2014-November 12, 2014 in order to make sure there would be no smog during...

[Ferro-Alloys.com] There was no dramatic fluactation on imported manganese ore spot market in China in recent period. Australian Mn46 lumps are currently focused on RMB33.5-34.5/mtu andRMB33-34/mtu for Mn48 sand ore. South African Mn38 lumps are pricing at RMB...

[Ferro-Alloys.com]It is said that there was no obvious fluaction on ferromanganese market in China. Among of this, high carbon ferromanganese is quoted at RMB5,300/mt while high cabon 75 is focused on RMB6,300-6,400/mt.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese vanadium pent oxide transacted at RMB65,000-66,000/mt (USD10,655-10,819/mt, export duty excluded). Downstream V alloys suppliers lost confidence in the market, holding cautious attitude.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]Chinese FeV50 was offered at RMB77,000-78,000/mt (USD12,622-12,786/mt, export duty excluded) by acceptance. Most steel mills bought required volumes and delayed payment, resulting in FeV transaction price drop again.